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Halo 5: Guardians

Platform(s): Xbox One
Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: 343 Industries
Release Date: Oct. 27, 2015

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'Halo 5: Guardians' (XOne) Teams Up With ESPN X Games For Halo World Championship Tour

by Rainier on Jan. 21, 2016 @ 1:59 p.m. PST

Halo 5: Guardians is the next installment in the saga of the Master Chief, with more content, and larger in scope than its predecessor, built from the ground up with a brand new and more powerful engine.

Halo 5: Guardians continues the story of the Master Chief, and introduces a brand new central character to the Halo universe – Spartan Locke.  Peace is shattered when colony worlds are unexpectedly attacked.  And when humanity’s greatest hero goes missing, Spartan Locke is tasked with hunting the Master Chief and solving a mystery that threatens the entire galaxy.

Experience the most dramatic Halo story to date in a four-player cooperative epic that spans three worlds. Challenge friends and rivals in new multiplayer modes: Warzone, massive 24-player battles, and Arena, pure 4-versus-4 competitive combat.

Eight of the top eSport teams from around the world who will go head-to-head in Halo 5: Guardians at X Games Aspen 2016 from January 28 – 31.

The Halo World Championship Tour: X Games Aspen Invitational 2016 teams are as follows:

  • Epsilon eSports (UK)
  • PENTA Sports (Germany)
  • Team Allegiance
  • CLG
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Leftovers
  • Dream Team
  • Team Liquid

The six teams from North America and two international teams (UK and Germany) – will compete in group play that will culminate in a single-elimination bracket-style tournament onsite at X Games Aspen for medals and $30,000 in prize money. Competing teams will be participating in the Halo World Championship, however, the Halo World Championship Tour: X Games Aspen Invitational will not contribute points or change placements for the regional finals.        

The three-day competition will take place onsite in The Gaming Shack located in the X Games Aspen festival villages and for the first time-ever, segments and highlights of the eSports competition will be integrated into the X Games Aspen telecasts on ESPN. The event will also be streamed live on WatchESPN, Twitch.tv/Halo and mlg.tv/halo.

More details on X Games Aspen tickets and full music and competition schedules are available here. As always, general admission to the action sports competitions and festival villages is free to the public.


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